Galvan did not attend the meeting on the advice of his attorney. He also has not handed over the financial records that the council requested.

The council and the public expressed no confidence during the meeting that Galvan should be allowed to stay on the job.

"How can you all let him get away with this," St. Tammany resident Allen DeArmas said to a packed house inside the council chambers. "You all need to step down on him for everything he's got."

Galvan is at the center of a federal probe into the spending practices of his office. He has also come under the scrutiny of the state legislative auditor. This while his office sits on a multimillion dollar budget surplus.

"You have to ask yourself, 'How did he get the $14 million?'" said St. Tammany Councilman Marty Dean. "You voted for it. He asked for a millage increase. I voted against it."

The council passed three resolutions in relation to Galvan.

First, it's asking for the state attorney general to help to get financial documents from the office. The council is also asking Galvan to return any money he received from accumulated leave. Finally, the council asked Galvan to step down.

Parish leaders said this investigation has become a black eye for St. Tammany.